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I have seen some modern kites (for eg the Veyrong from Diamondkites and the Slash from atelier) being equipped with fiberglass standoffs. It is just a tendence or there are some advantages in using this type of material for standoffs?

Also the position matters, i think, internal, external.... any ideas of the function?

Some standoffs need to bend. Fiberglass is better for this. Fiberglass is also less expensive and as there is really no downside to using fiberglass, why not.

Im not sure what any external or internal standoff is. Perhaps you are confusing standoffs with internal and external ferrules. Standoffs push the sail away from the lower spreaders. Ferrules connect two rods.

I would suppose its because a fiberglass standoff allows for flexibility in the standoff that a carbon standoff doesn't has. Allowing the sail to adjust a little better to different situations during trick flight.

The reason for fiberglass vs carbon standoffs (at least one reason) is sail tension control. Since fiberglass flexes, when in normal flight and pressure on the sail is high the standoffs bend letting the sail flatten and billow to a greater degree smoothing out bumpy winds. WHen in a fade or pancake position they are stiff enough to hold the sail shape where it needs to be. Position on the kite depends on the goal of the designer and how much shape to the tunnel of the wings is desired as well as what flight characteristics are wanted. Moving the standoffs can lower or raise wind range. make certain tricks easier or harder, make a kite floaty or fall like a brick in a trick and change how well a kite tracks.

I'll try to compare carbon and fiberglass standoffs on the Howitzer, i cut some fiberglass standoffs 10 mm longher then the original carbon ones (it bends and mantains the same distance from sail to lower spreader.

I'm a bit afraid in some tricks like the multilazy, cinique and yoyo, where the standoffs esperience compression force. But it is worth a try, fiberglass is cheap.

I think it has advantages in the backflip position. When the inner standoff bends (the sail transforms into a single standoff shape, almost) it creates a larger sail area between the outer standoffs and tail. This results in better lifting capabilities (deeper backflip) without loosing recoverability.

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